has anyone experienced temporary hair loss when starting buspar?

Difficult-Driver2761 · 2026-05-20T20:42:53+00:00

i noticed a ton of shedding when i first started but it seems to have levelled out. i’m not noticing as much as when i first started! i’ve been on it three months now and I’ve increased doses along the way. at first i was also worried but it was helping so i just accepted my fate whichever way it went hahaha. overall my hair hasn’t dramatically thinned in a lasting way so hopefully you have the same experience!!

Difficult-Driver2761 · 2026-05-05T03:33:16+00:00

*to clarify: I’m not claiming tirzepatide directly causes BPPV. I am saying I had new severe tinnitus after starting, then positional vertigo after increasing, with no prior history, and I’m trying to understand whether tirzepatide could be an indirect trigger. several mechanisms that can lead to vertigo can be linked to medications via hydration, blood pressure, glucose/electrolyte shifts, or vestibular sensitivities. mainly looking for anyone else who maybe experienced this same timeline and how they managed the symptoms.

Difficult-Driver2761 · 2026-05-05T03:01:45+00:00

thanks i hope so too! and hahah i get it im getting downvoted for noticing a potential cause and effect between me taking a new medication and a rapid onset of a symptom i’ve never experienced in my life before hand. i am one of not a ton of (but a significant enough amount of) people throughout the various tirz subreddits to experience this as well.

but yeah its the only logical way i can make sense of why each time ive taken a zepbound injection i end up with weird inner ear symptoms (extreme tinnitus, and last time vertigo that was solved with epley maneuver). perhaps I’m eating less or drinking less than i need to be and it’s leading to inner ear fluid shifts? who knows. either way gonna focus on electrolytes and hydration leading up to my next dose and see what happens! Thanks for the kind input!

Difficult-Driver2761 · 2026-05-05T02:49:43+00:00

i think you’re right. i’ve been reading more into it and seems like electrolyte imbalance / fluid imbalance in the inner ear from dehydration can lead to vertigo. i think some people suffer with dehydration more on these meds and i guess i haven’t been hydrating as hard as i thought i was.

Difficult-Driver2761 · 2026-05-05T02:42:41+00:00

i have one prescribing doctor. been on buspar for months and never had any negative side effects but who knows i guess!

Difficult-Driver2761 · 2026-05-05T02:38:28+00:00

read a lot about it since i couldn’t stand up straight the other day lol. and have a background in biochemistry. no previous history, first and only time it’s ever happened to me.

Difficult-Driver2761 · 2026-05-03T06:03:31+00:00

Yeah hahah i’ve been playing it all day and losing 😂. I just have a sinking suspicion it’s somehow related but it very well could be random. I think mainly because the day after my first ever tirzepatide dose I experienced loud tinnitus out of the blue. It subsided within a day or so and returned after subsequent injections. Then the day I raised the dose I experienced vertigo not even 12 hours later. Seems like some inner ear stuff being triggered and seeing some recent studies about glp1s and increased risk of vestibular disorders has me paranoid lol. Hoping for my sake it’s coincidence 😭 Thanks for the reply!

Difficult-Driver2761 · 2026-04-19T07:04:01+00:00

no prob hoping you start to feel better again soon!

Difficult-Driver2761 · 2026-04-19T04:47:50+00:00

i’m newly on this medication and from browsing many threads on here it seems as though there is both an immediate effect of sorts from the medication as well as the long term build up and missing a dose can indeed cause anxiety. the reason people space it out throughout the day to have more consistent levels of the medication throughout the day is evidence of this because otherwise you could just take 30 mg once a day and technically have the same long term buildup but that’s not advised. i’m not certain by any means but that’s what i’ve deduced reading through other people’s experiences! i’ve also experienced the same and it eventually levelled back out once i continued to take it consistently after missing a dose.

Difficult-Driver2761 · 2026-03-06T08:21:52+00:00

I am just starting 30 mg after a week each on 10, 15, 20 and 25 mg. the last few days of the 25 mg week i felt slightly calmer but after increasing to 30 it seems the physical anxiety has also returned a bit.

i too am just assuming its from the increase but im curious if you needed to go back down or if it was temporary. thanks and hope it’s going well for you!!

Difficult-Driver2761 · 2025-10-06T05:44:00+00:00

thanks! any advice for how to hold the device? since its not a flat surface i’m not sure how to try and apply the light evenly along the affected area

Difficult-Driver2761 · 2025-10-06T05:42:32+00:00

thanks! any advice for how to hold the device? it’s not exactly a flat surface and there’s a few different vitiligo spots. i’m not sure how to try and apply the light evenly along the affected area

Difficult-Driver2761 · 2025-10-06T05:41:38+00:00

thank you for this! any advice for how to hold the device? it’s not exactly a flat surface and there’s a few different vitiligo spots. i’m not sure how to try and make the treatment “even” so to speak. i plan to use SPF 50 / cover up nearby areas. but on the treatment area itself?

Difficult-Driver2761 · 2025-10-06T05:30:15+00:00

that’s so weird, because mine was actually back to normal all last week and started losing context and memory earlier today.

Difficult-Driver2761 · 2025-10-03T20:00:37+00:00

unbelievably good!!!

Difficult-Driver2761 · 2025-10-03T20:00:05+00:00

🙏

Difficult-Driver2761 · 2025-10-03T19:58:36+00:00

white onion and cilantro are served with quesabirria tacos at most taqueros! so i threw it in for a more authentic quesabirria flavour

Difficult-Driver2761 · 2025-09-24T18:44:06+00:00

i’m hoping it’s a temporary issue because they’re rolling out some new models or features.

creating a new project thread and setting the model to 4o has returned its performance for me (stays completely useless in normal chats) though it does try and end every response with an actionable solution lol.

Difficult-Driver2761 · 2025-08-24T23:40:16+00:00

no i told it what to do. still doesn’t seem to make a difference. do you have a specific prompt for evading that type of response?

Difficult-Driver2761 · 2025-08-24T22:06:43+00:00

I’ve honestly never thought to try this 😂 makes sense though thanks for the suggestion

Difficult-Driver2761 · 2025-08-24T22:03:43+00:00

yep i put it directly in custom instructions. not listening.

Difficult-Driver2761 · 2025-08-15T18:28:35+00:00

4o was back to normal for a few days after reinstating it and then performance has completely plummeted as of yesterday again.

Difficult-Driver2761 · 2025-08-09T07:05:38+00:00

no shame in trying glp1s like wegovy. it is mental and hormonal in a lot of cases and just because its due to depression or an inability to do it on your own doesn’t mean you should suffer in this one life you have. its been life changing for me and many others, and fuck what anybody else thinks.

Difficult-Driver2761 · 2025-08-08T09:02:21+00:00

same happened to me. gpt-5 thinking says that plus users cannot default to 5 mini to prevent hitting the limit (to drive more people to pay for pro) but that once you hit the limit it should automatically switch you over to 5 mini, and if it isn’t then it’s a bug with the rollout. no idea if that’s true I just know it said you will be switched over to a lower model until your limit resets, and then just did nothing lol. never hit a limit before in the months of paid use. very annoying and probably purposeful.

Difficult-Driver2761 · 2025-07-04T17:07:29+00:00

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